Amir Mansour: "If you look at my knockouts, guys are leaving the ring on a stretcher!"
 By Michael Carpenter Harris II, (Interview from Jenna Jay) Doghouse Boxing (Nov 18, 2012)
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"Hardcore" Amir Mansour is a 40 year old undefeated heavyweight
southpaw, who hits as hard in both hands as the ten years hard time he did
between 2001 and 2010 for felony drug possession. Ten years of hard time in
prison was not enough to tame this hardcore beast who once released, went on a
seven fight rampage knocking out six of his seven opponents. Dominick Guinn
being his only opponent to survive to hear the final bell.
"Hardcore" held the
NABO heavyweight title, now held by Seth Mitchell (*Editor's note: Yesterday night, Mitchell lost his fight to Johnathon Banks - Jenna's interview was conducted before last night's fight), before he had to vacate due
to a probation violation. And as Amir Mansour told the prolific Jenna J. of
OnTheRopesBoxingRadio fame, he wants his title back! “I think he (Seth
Mitchell) is eventually going to have to fight me. He’s got the title but he
didn’t beat the champ for the title.” stated Amir. “I still have the WBF
Intercontinental title. I plan on defending that title early January and then
after that I may fight Michael Grant for the WBF world title, but I really don’t
know. I would rather fight Seth Mitchell.”
Amir also took the opportunity to highlight his knockout power, “I can
end a fight in any round, and I have punching power in both hands. What’s
missing in the heavyweight division and the reason why I was able to go from
zero to the top ten in the world within twelve months is because I was giving
boxing people something that this division has been lacking, which is serious,
hard hitting knockouts.”
Hardcore Mansour also took time to address what he
thought about Seth Mitchell’s punching power, “Seth Mitchell is one they are
portraying to be a hard hitting knockout artist but I don’t think he has ever
fought or knocked out anybody notable.”
Amir continued, “If you look at my knockouts, guys are leaving the ring
on a stretcher. They are not getting up at the ten count, or called off leaning
on the ropes, these guys are going to sleep! So, I know I have extraordinary
power.”
For all the critics of Amir Mansour regarding his age, he had this to
say in reply, “What normally burns a fighter out at this age, it’s because they
had such a long amateur career, then they been in all these wars throughout
their career and in the gym and I haven’t had that disadvantage. Anybody want
to test me in speed and power we can do it.”
Amir summed it all up to Jenna by
stating, “I’m just genetically gifted.” Jenna also got some insight on the
strategy that Amir Mansour would utilize
if he were to face the heavyweight juggernauts’ who are the Klitschko brothers,
“I would fight either one of them the same way. I would stay in their chest. I
wouldn’t let them use their reach against me and I would just beat’em. Beat’em
to the body, arms and head, and once I start going upstairs in the later rounds
I believe I could stop either one of ‘em.”
Before ending his conversation, Amir had one more statement toward Seth
Mitchell when asked about his eagerness to face the reigning NABO champion, “I
would really love that fight. Of course I would love that fight. I don’t think
HBO or Golden Boy would allow Seth to fight me. We wanted to fight Seth for the
NABO title but they didn’t want to fight us for the title, and then once I won
the title and I had to vacate it, they didn’t see a problem fighting for it
then when I was out the picture. I would love to see that fight. Skill-wise
and conditioning-wise, I don’t think he has a chance against me.”
Hardcore Amir
Mansour is as hard and as confident as his name implies, and when he returns to
the ring next year he intends to make a major splash.
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